DIY Christmas Ornaments

I changed up my decorations this year. I normally do mostly red with silver and green accents, but this year I wanted a metallic and green look. I needed to fill my tree in a bit so I made a few ornaments. I used a silver sharpie and clear glass ornaments. I filled them with fake snow and sheet music.

Christmas Decorations

I don't know about you, but Christmas is my favorite time of the year, all of the lights and the glitter :). Derrick puts up with my extreme enthusiasm well. I did a few diy projects for Christmas this year and I will share them throughout the week in the hope that it will inspire creativity. 

Next Project

More like next projects. We are working on a few things right now.

Project 1: Master Bedroom

We just purchased a new king sized mattress not too long ago, yay better sleep! Problem is we don't have a king sized bed so I am working on a new headboard idea. We have dressers that I love but, I don't think I want the bed to match. They go with the full size bed I have in my spare bedroom so they will look perfect there, thus giving us a clean slate. This is the look I am thinking. I love a clean space because you can spice it up as you see fit but take it down when you're tired of it. I am going to make this headboard to go on our bed frame.

Project 2: Landscaping the front yard

We have been working on our curb appeal all summer! We had such overgrown planting beds and everything looked a mess. We tore it all out and now we have something of a blank slate. I painted the front door and I want some plants. The idea is just to soften up the corners by the door and add a bit of interest.

Project 3: Master Bath

I touched on this subject already and yes we have made some improvements from the navy blue start, but I want to keep the momentum going.  The bathroom will never get a full gut but we are thinking of re-doing the tile on the tub surround and a new sink top.

Project 4: Kitchen Island 

We are in desperate need of kitchen storage. I was all too spoiled in the last place we lived and now I have more stuff than places to put it. We don't have an island in our kitchen, but we do have enough room to put one in our kitchen (a small one). I love this project and I think we will do something similar, but with a stainless top.

gearing up for fall

I have started doing some small fall decor changes around the house. I know I will get more into it as we get further into the season, but it's only just barely September and I don't want to go too crazy.

I will probably move into the kitchen next with a small tablescape. We don't have a dinning room so our eat in kitchen needs to be functional as well as pretty. I like the look of this one from my pinterest.

Project Wood Floors

Derrick and I replaced the carpet on the first floor with wood and it made such a difference. We did it ourselves and let me tell you, it was a lot of work but totally doable.

It took the entire weekend to complete not going into the kitchen. The flooring was a tongue and groove click floor with a rubber backing. It is floating on a vapor barrier because we are on a slab foundation. As we get more of the living room finished, I will take more pictures but I am so excited about how it turned out. We love it!